Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1963, p. 32

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children. holding Hallowe'en parties for school children sometimes with donations to UNICEF, remembering shutâ€"ins at Christmas time, help- ing people who have lost their homes by fire or who are in need for other reasons, With furnishings. food or funds, sponsoring 4-H Homemaking Clubs-â€"sometimes not one club in the year but two or three. The followrng notcx include occasional details on these proj- ects but mainly they are reports that may offer suggexuons along more unusual lines. . Prince. Central Algoma: At the Christmas party members donated gifts to be-given to httspilttl patients who do not receive other (‘hristmus gifts. lrnn Bridge holds a graduation dinner for pupils graduating from high school, and gives scholarships to the honour students. Desbarats also teted its Grade VIII graduates. Massey had a party for the pioneers of the community and entertained a neighboring In- dian woman Homemaking Club, “which re- \ttltcd in a much better understanding of their Indian friends," They served coffee and dough- nttts ill the official opening of the library, sponsored a variety Show. Spanish River bought the old public school house in the community and they plan to fix it up [or an institute Hall. Whamcliffe bought the old Whurnclil'fc school which they will use as :1 summer meeting place. They plan to convert it into a community museum and library. Al- ready they have been given many books and several antiques. At the (lose at the lirsl Summer School for Rural Women at the O.A.C., Mn. Evelyn chks presents Mrs. Geo. Kerr of Dresden with a book awarded by Mrs. Zoclts in honor at Miss Helen McKercher "tor her interest in promoting courses in color and design." Mrs. Kerr‘s collection of projects stood first in this department at the Summer School. in the picture, left to right, are: Prol. G. R. Couling, Art Director Mucdonald lnstitute; Mrs. Kerr, Mrs, lacks, Miss Eleanor Flint, Supervisor of Handicrolt, Home Eronomics Service. Sowerby helped to pay for glasses for . woman who had lost hers in a fire. I Desbarats assisted with immunization clin , for pre-school and School-age children, in») over a period of four months and the memo-.1 publicized the clinics in the community. til i vaccine for pre-school children and adults VI given during the month of June. Gordon Lake: “We held a ‘husbands‘ I out' and invited the newcomers in the t munity to join us in a turkey dinner, after \. a local magistrate spoke on the different c and magistrates. It was very interesting." .. Institute suggests that more Institutes sl’ w] visit their homes for the aged; and 52 organize such events as community picnic5 MacLennan reports: “We invited the y to a general meeting of the Institute an- Council to discuss community improve This is our centennial year and we have t improvements planned. As a result of the . ing we already have oil heating in the I ship Hall.” Glen Morris sponsored a bus trip for t bers and other women of the community ' n Shakespearean festival to see “The Tamin Shrew.” Tranquillity and Fairview, near the St .- tions Indian Reserve, provided “Easter I " for resident students at Mohawk Institute Cathcart invited other women in the t~ munity and other Institutes to several It: ' whists. Oakhill served a graduation dinner t" a; graduating class at the Mohawk Institute report this was the first time this was d0r it was well received. Brucedale “thoroughly enjoyed a by it‘ which took in Grand Valley Conger in Park. Elora Gorge, the Adelaide Hunter I- less Homestead, the Alexander Grahan «:ll Memorial, the Mohawk Chapel and an (' wll and Shirt factory." There were twen w't members and fifteen non-members in the 1“ West Arran says: “A bus trip includir bands proved to be entertaining, educ ml and a real holiday.” Port Elgin installed a drinking fountt '0 the main street in a business section ‘ It: town. Slcipness held two euchre and crokinoi st- ties for the community in the school dur‘ lit winter. Pinkerton hetd community euch JI- ties in the hall. Boxall had monthly card ; '3‘ Clhesley sponsored a music recital by all musrc pupils. Solway provided two needy familie fill food and clothing. Walkerton Evening branch served abo ‘1’“ people at a chicken barbecue and g3 Eh" proceeds toward the town‘s swimming ‘L‘l‘ "t t, ‘nr'; HOME sun to 4""

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